Original language

English

Country
China
Date of text
Type of court
National - lower court
Sources
ECOLEX
Court name
The Higher People's Court of Beijing
Seat of court
Beijing
Tagging
Inspections, Licences
Free tags
Wild species & ecosystems
Link to full text
https://www.unodc.org/cld/v3/sherloc/
Abstract
On October 19, 2000, at 10:40 pm, the defendant Zhang Yi (a united Arab emirates passport holder) was contacted by Customs and Border Protection officers in the passenger inspection area of Beijing Capital International Airport. The inspectors asked him to open his bag, but the defendant refused to cooperate initially. Then the bag was searched , and 8 saker falcons were found inside (4 died). The Saker Falcon is a strictly protected species in China, which is not allowed to be exported without the necessary licence.